KidScreen
Moderating at Kidscreen Summit NYC – Feb 7
The kids’ entertainment industry’s most important annual event, Kidscreen Summit is in NYC this year from February 7-10. On Feb 7th, I will be moderating the Channel Team Spotlight: PBS Kids session at 3pm. Coming off a 20% ratings hike last year, PBS Kids...Response to American Academy of Pediatrics TV Warning
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) report came out last week reiterating their 1999 stance that “babies (0-2 yrs old) should learn from play, not screens”. The question isn’t whether we all agree that babies should play (who is going to be...Youth Media Alliance for Quality Screen Content
So how do we improve and recognize the quality screen based media that our kids consume? Well, over 35 years ago Youth Media Alliance was formed to do just that for English and French speaking Canadian children. One way in which they achieve this is by identifying...Summer Reading Challenge is in it’s FINAL weeks!
Only 1 1/2 weeks remaining! Tapping into the 30 million monthly unique visitors on iVillage, the iVillage PBS Kids Summer Reading Community Challenge will run from June 6 to July 15 and will features free literacy-building resources for parents and children designed...Life Clues
Through my book, LIFE CLUES, I share lessons I learned while earning my Master's Degree in Child Development, my many years as a researcher, and while I was creating, writing, and producing billion dollar media brands for kids. The 20 lessons I outline in the book will help you unlock your joy, happiness, passion and positive thinking. It's like we found a fountain of youth!It is always possible. Through practicing radical kindness–toward ourselves, with loved ones, and to the world at large–we can transform ourselves, our neighborhood, and our world for the better.
